▪ I. colloguing, vbl. n.
(kəˈləʊgɪŋ)
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb collogue.
| 1596 Nashe Saffron Walden 109, I had bin so cousend by his colloging. 1681 Ess. Peace & Truth Ch. 8 Superstition is fitly called a colloguing with God. 1718 Motteux Quix. (1733) III. 27 He that inveigled me from my House and Home with his Colloguing. 1880 Sat. Rev. No. 1294. 199 There had already been secret colloguings with the chief Nonconformist leaders about the Burials Bill. |
▪ II. coˈlloguing, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That collogues; flattering, fawning, intriguing.
| 1620 Swetnam Arraigned (1880) 36 They are, coozening, cologuing, vngratefull, deceitfull. 1627 Bp. Hall Best Bargaine 519 For the breath of a colloguing impostor. 1685 F. Spence House of Medici 329 When they persevere in their colloguing importunities. 1708 Motteux Rabelais (1737) V. xi. 43 Any spokesman so sweet-mouth'd, whose fine colloguing Tongue cou'd save 'em. |
Hence coˈlloguingly adv.
| 1630 tr. Camden's Hist. Eliz. iv. (1688) 434 Others who colloguingly gave their Voices for the Spaniard. 1652 J. Wadsworth tr. Sandoval's Civ. Wars Spain 141 The other writ colloguingly, taking all advantage to advance his Interest in Court. |